Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-12
NOT A MODEL OF pIETY.
a Spurious Philanthropist Swindles
a Conhding Citizen Of Lincoln.
GAVE CHECKS TO THE Y. M. G. A.
Secretary Dimmit Made the Innocent
Instrument of the Deceiver's
Scheme-Supreme Court Pro.
ceedings-Capital News.
IrRoM THE BEES LINCOLN BUREAU. |

FROM THE BEES LINCOLN BUREAU
A young man Of good address with the
requisite amount Of volubility, called upon
Secretary Dimmit ut the Y. NJ. g. A. rooms
yesterday, said his name was George w.
Miller, formerly Of Chicago, but latterly Of
Beatrice. He spoke cheering words for the
association, related how intimately no was
associated with Mr.. Farwell and other Chi
rago citizens in Y. M. G. A. work there and
told Secretary Dimmit that he desired to as
sist the Lincoln association in building new
building. Accordingly he gave the secretary
check for 800, signing Farwelrs name per
himself and added sl00 personal check for
himself. Affable and generous Mr.. Miller
then took "a receipt for his liberal donations
and departed. His next appearance on the
scene was at the place where he was tempo
rarily stopping. He exhibited q check, la
mcnted the fact that the hour was too late
TO cash it at the banks and asked a party to
loan him something on it, he giving the check
as security. That all was straight he illus
lrated by drawing the receipt of Secretary
Dimmit Of the Y. NJ G. A., that showed his
transaction at such eminently responsible
places, secured his loan and departed The
citizen making him the loan has Of course
not seen him since and is out considerable
sum Of money, the amount of which he re-
ligiously keeps to himself
SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Supreme court resumed its session yester1
day with the work of the week, the call of
cases from the Third judicial district. There
was large representation of Omaha attor-
neys present Among the attorneys in at
tendance from the metropolis were W. ].
Connell, John G.. Gown, Il. j. Hall, j. j.
OConner G. +. Breckenridge, o. II. Ballou,
y. w. Simeral, Warren Switzer, Howard b.
Smith, Clinton N. Powell, George f. Brown,
G, Van Etten, w. S. Shoemaker.
The following gentlemen were admitted to
practice: w. A. Williams, George T. Brown
und Clinton L. Powell.
Cases were disposed Of as follows Phoe-
nix Insurance company of Omaha, leave
given to amend petition; Lavender w.
Holmes, motion sustained; Peters va Dun
holls, Wilson vs. Omaha, and Doan vs Haw-
ley, dismissed; ShOrtel vs. Young and He'll
man vs. Davis, continued Worthington vs
Woods, Atwood VS. Kennard Atwood VS. Per-
CORY, Flanagan VS. Insurance company, New
man VS. state, Newlean vs. OlseOn, King vs.
Gsauter on motion, Campbell vs. Holland and
Newman vs. Edwards, argued and sub
mitted
BRIEF ITEMS.
Round trip tickets are on sale for the
Cleveland visit to Omaha today. The de-
mand is great and the Lincoln contingent in
Omaha will be extensive.
The Good Templars met in this city in
grand lodge session yesterday. The at
tendance is not large and the session will not
be protracted one
Lincoln is building churches the present
year. The new First Baptist church, near
ing completion, will be one of the finest in
the city. The Christian church has plans
for an equally fine structure, and the Epis-
copals will commence work at once upon q
handsome editice. The German Catholics
are also arranging TO build
The clubs are arranging for the winter
campaign, the Pleasant Hour club having
organized week ago and Monday new
club was organized from among the young
society people of the city.
District court convenes Monday next and
cases are being continually added to the
docket. Cooke VS.. Cooke was new divorce
case added to the roll in the district clerks
Office yesterday.
Paving progresses in the First paving dis
trict and a third estimate was passed upon
Monday evening by the council, this esti-
mate being for Sl9,56540. At the present
rate and with good weather gOodly amount
OF the paving under contract will be COM
pleted this fall.
The plans and specifications for the new
Lancaster county court house have been re-
ceived from the architect, and preparations
for contracting for the building will immedi-
ately follow. The new court house is q surety
for the coming season.
The police force has renewed its attacks
upon the st. Charles hotel 1t is only short
time since that the proprietor of the house
was charged with selling liquor on Sunday
and jury declared him not guilty There is
a,good deal of talk over the city the way this
of violating the Sunday ordinance and the
city has been to good deal Of useless ex-
pense heretofore in trying to make a case
against the house.
Five drunks faced the police Judge yester-
DAY morning, the new offenders being fined
81 and the old IS and costs. The new Judge
treats first offenses lenienty and gives Of
tenders chance to profit by experience with
out boarding out heavy fine in jail
The second annual ball of the letter car
riers of the city is announced to take place at
Temple hall On Tuesday evening, October lS.
The boys who through fair and unfair
weather, deliver the mails desire little rec
reation both for pleasure and profit, and the
public will undoubtedly patronize them lib
orally ut this, their second ball.
Mr. John Ii. Ames, who has been east ne
gotiating with capitalists in regard to the pro-
posed cable line, is at home again, and states
that line will be built. However, it will
not be a cable line, but an electric motor line.
The storage battery is to be used It is un-
derstOOd that Mr.. Ames' visit east was fnan-
cially successful and work on the new line
will be commenced at an early day.
The state convention of the home for the
friendiess meets to-day at the rooms of the
Y. M. G. A A number Of delegates from
different parts of the state arrived yesterday,
and the attendance promises to be more
largely representative than usual